Was taking down my sharpener for cleaning, noticed that the gap seems wider than when they were new. I had taken some photos when i had recieved these replacement clamps for the ones that were really bending, now i believe these are also. Attached is a pic of the clamp now.
Link to photo
http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a599/dwillard55/IMG_0306_zps9a819854.jpg